Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! The anticipation is almost over, highs in the 70s arrive Wednesday! In today's blog we will look at the record highs that may be tied or broken over the next week.

Let's start with the numbers thru March 12 in Milwaukee.

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Average Monthly Temperature 40.0 (+8.2)

March 11 - Record high of 66 tied

March 14 76 1995

March 15 68 1935

March 16 71 1930

March 17 75 2009

March 18 75 1903

March 19 76 1921

March 20 77 1921

Below is the forecast surface map at 3pm Wednesday.

The cold front across Minnesota will slowly push into Wisconsin. The front may stall near southeast Wisconsin. Temperatures are not much cooler behind the front, but the issue the front will create is wind direction. Remember, any type of wind off from Lake Michigan will result in much cooler temperatures for lakeshore counties. Something we will monitor closely in the coming days.

The warm air should reload and push back across Wisconsin this coming weekend into next week. The GFS computer model is hinting at more 70s next Sunday. The forecast map below is valid at 7pm Sunday, March 18.

As of this writing, the best chance to tie or break a record high appears to be on March 14-15(Wednesday/Thursday) and March 18-19(Sunday/Monday).

Make sure to watch WISN 12 News for the latest on the unseasonably warm weather.